Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Dominican Republic competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Dominican Republic at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDOM
NOCDominican Republic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.colimdo.org (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors58 (33 men and 25 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Audrys Nin Reyes & Marileidy Paulino
Flag bearer (closing)Alexander Ogando & Beatriz Pirón
Medals
Ranked 59th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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The following Dominican athletes won medals at the Games. In the discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 5 4 9
Boxing 2 1 3
Diving 2 1 3
Equestrian 0 1 1
Football 18 0 18
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 1 1 2
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Volleyball 0 12 12
Weightlifting 0 3 3
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 33 25 58

Athletics

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Dominican Republic track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1][2][3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
José González Men's 100 m 10.40 8 Did not advance
Men's 200 m DNS Did not advance
Alexander Ogando Men's 200 m 20.04 3 Q Bye 20.09 4 Q 20.02 5
Men's 400 m 45.11 SB 5 R DNS Did not advance
Yeral Nuñez Men's 400 m hurdles 48.67 4 R 53.68 5 Did not advance
Marileidy Paulino Women's 400 m 49.42 1 Q Bye 49.21 2 Q 48.17 OR  
Robert King
Yeral Nuñez
Erick Sánchez
Anabel Medina
Milagros Durán
Franchina Martínez
Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:18.39 8 Did not advance

Boxing

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Dominican Republic entered three boxers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Junior Alcántara (men's flyweight) secured his selection to the Dominican Republic squad finishing in the top two, at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Joining the squad, María Moronta (women's welterweight) qualified for the games following the triumph of her victory in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[5] Cristian Pinales (men's middleweight) secured his spots following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Junior Alcántara Men's 51 kg Bye   Huseynov (AZE)
W 5-0
  Lozano (ESP)
W 3–2
  Bennama (FRA)
0L 0-5
Did not advance  
Cristian Pinales Men's 80 kg   Jongjoho (THA)
W 5-0
  Tanglatihan (CHN)
W 5-0
  Veočić (CRO)
W 5-0
  Oralbay (KAZ)
0L 2-3
Did not advance  
María Moronta Women's 66 kg   Chen (TPE)
0L 1-4
Did not advance

Diving

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Dominican Republic entered three divers, Jonathan Ruvalcaba, Frandiel Gómez and Victoria Garza into the Olympic competition.[6]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jonathan Ruvalcaba Men's 3 m springboard 363.15 18 416.20 12 393.65 9
Frandiel Gómez 317.40 23 Did not advance
Victoria Garza Women's 10 m platform 226.80 27 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Dominican Republic entered one rider in the dressage events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Groups D and E (Americas).[7]

Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Aquamarijn Individual 61.211 57 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Football

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Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Dominican Republic men's Men's tournament   Egypt
D 0–0
  Spain
L 1-3
  Uzbekistan
D 1–1
3 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Dominican Republic men's U-23 football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras, marking the country's debut in the sport.[8]

Team roster

The Dominican Republic announced a 27-player preliminary squad on 12 June 2024.[9] The squad was reduced to 21 players on 28 June.[10] Junior Firpo withdrew from the squad on 23 July after being recalled by his club and was replaced by Josué Báez.[11]

Head coach:   Ibai Gómez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Xavier Valdez (2003-11-23)23 November 2003 (aged 20) 0 0   Houston Dynamo
2 2DF Francisco Marizán (2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (aged 18) 2 0   Volendam
3 3MF Josué Báez (2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 22) 4 0   O&M
4 2DF Edgar Pujol (2004-08-07)7 August 2004 (aged 19) 1 0   Real Madrid
5 2DF Luiyi de Lucas* (1994-08-31)31 August 1994 (aged 29) 0 0   AEL Limassol
6 3MF Heinz Mörschel* (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 26) 0 0   Újpest
7 4FW Óscar Ureña (2003-05-31)31 May 2003 (aged 21) 1 0   Leganés
8 3MF Ángel Montes de Oca (2001-02-18)18 February 2001 (aged 23) 1 0   Cibao
9 4FW Rafael Núñez (2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 22) 4 0   Elche
10 3MF Edison Azcona (2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 20) 4 1   Las Vegas Lights
11 4FW Peter González (2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (aged 21) 0 0   Valencia
12 2DF Joao Urbáez (2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (aged 22) 4 0   Leganés
13 1GK Enrique Bösl (2004-02-07)7 February 2004 (aged 20) 2 0   FC Ingolstadt 04
14 3MF Omar de la Cruz (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 22) 6 0   Peña Deportiva
15 3MF Fabian Messina (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 21) 5 0   FSV Frankfurt
16 2DF Nelson Lemaire (2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22) 0 0   Union Saint-Gilloise
17 4FW José de León (2004-03-02)2 March 2004 (aged 20) 1 0   Alavés
18 4FW Nowend Lorenzo (captain) (2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 21) 4 0   Osasuna
20 2DF Thomas Jungbauer (2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 18) 3 0   Dynamo České Budějovice

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   Dominican Republic 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4   Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Egypt  0–0  Dominican Republic
Report

Dominican Republic  1–3  Spain
Montes de Oca   38' Report
Attendance: 16,099[13]
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Dominican Republic  1–1  Uzbekistan
Núñez   51' (pen.) Report Odilov   58'
Attendance: 30,475[14]
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Dominican Republic qualified one gymnast, Audrys Nin Reyes, by being among the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the All-around at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.[15]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Audrys Nin Reyes Vault 13.983 11.400

Judo

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Dominican Republic qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Robert Florentino (men's middleweight, 90 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Robert Florentino Men's –90 kg   Tselidis (GRE)
L 00-10
Did not advance
Moira Morillo Women's +78 kg   Barbari Zharfi (EOR)
0W 10-00
  Kim (KOR)
0L 00-10
Did not advance

Shooting

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For the first time since 2016, Dominican Republic shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 African Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[16]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Eduardo Lorenzo Men's trap 119 20 Did not advance

Swimming

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Dominican Republic swimmers achieved entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[17]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Núñez Men's 100 m freestyle 51.55 57 Did not advance
Elizabeth Jiménez Women's 100 m backstroke 1:04.99 33 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Domenican Republic qualified two athlete to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. Bernardo Pié (men's 68 kg) and Madelyn Rodríguez (women's 67 kg) secured their spot in their respective division, after winning the semifinal match, through the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bernardo Pié Men's –68 kg {{Bye}   Golubić (CRO)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Madelyn Rodríguez Women's –67 kg   Chaâri (BEL)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Volleyball

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Indoor

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Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Dominican Republic women's Women's tournament   Italy
L 1–3
  Turkey
L 1–3
  Netherlands
W 3–1
3   Brazil
L 0–3
Did not advance 8

Women's tournament

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Dominican Republic women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Pool A round and securing one of two available berth at the 2023 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Ningbo, China.[18]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[19]

On July 26, Lisvel Elisa Eve was suspended from the tournament after admitting to take a medication that contained furosemide.[20] She was then replaced by the alternate player, Geraldine González.

Head coach:   Marcos Kwiek[21]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 253 199 1.271 Quarter-finals
2   Turkey 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 250 262 0.954
3   Dominican Republic 3 1 2 3 5 7 0.714 264 284 0.930
4   Netherlands 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 260 282 0.922
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
09:00
Italy   3–1   Dominican Republic South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,368
Referees: Nurper Özbar (TUR), Angela Grass (BRA)
(25–19, 24–26, 25–21, 25–18)
P2 Report

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
09:00
Turkey   3–1   Dominican Republic South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,465
Referees: Karina Rene (ARG), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(21–25, 25–18, 25–22, 25–15)
P2 Report

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
09:00
Netherlands   1–3   Dominican Republic South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,433
Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL)
(25–22, 21–25, 17–25, 26–28)
P2 Report
Quarterfinal
6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
13:00
Brazil   3–0   Dominican Republic South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,315
Referees: Sumie Myoi (JPN), Stefano Cesare (ITA)
(25–22, 25–13, 25–17)
P2 Report

Weightlifting

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Dominican Republic qualified three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Beatriz Pirón (Women's 49 kg), Yudelina Mejía (Women's 81kg) and Crismery Santana (women's +81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Beatriz Pirón Women's −49 kg 85 6 107 7 192 7
Yudelina Mejía Women's -81 kg 111 5 145 3 256 5
Crismery Santana Women's +81 kg 118 7 140 11 258 9

Wrestling

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Dominican Republic qualified one wrestler for the following events. Luis Miguel Pérez, qualified for the games, by advancing to the final match in his division, through the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[22]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luis Miguel Pérez Men's −97 kg   Magomedov (AZE)
L 0–9 PO
Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olympic relay fields formed at WRE Bahamas 24". World Athletics. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Relevo mixto clasifica a París al llegar segundo en Mundial Bahamas" [Mixed relay qualifies Paris by coming second in the World Relays in Bahamas]. www.colimdo.org (in Spanish). COLIMDO. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Athletes". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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  7. ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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  10. ^ "El seleccionador nacional Sub-23, @ibaigomez, dio a conocer el listado definitivo de jugadores que representarán a nuestra amada República Dominicana en los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [The U-23 national coach, @ibaigomez, announced the final list of players who will represent our beloved Dominican Republic at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.]. Twitter (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "¿POR QUÉ NO JUEGA JUNIOR FIRPO CON SEDOFÚTBOL EN PARÍS 2024?". Twitter (in Spanish). Récord.com.do. 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Match report – Egypt v Dominican Republic" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Match report – Dominican Republic v Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Match report – Dominican Republic v Uzbekistan" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Gimnasia artística en los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023: Audrys Nin Reyes (DOM) y Luisa Blanco (COL), con París 2024 en el horizonte" [Artistic gymnastics at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games: Audrys Nin Reyes (DOM) and Luisa Blanco (COL), with Paris 2024 on the horizon] (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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  18. ^ "Dominicans qualify for Paris 2024". FIVB. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  19. ^ Martínez, Agustín (6 July 2024). "Reinas del Caribe: lista definitiva para París 2024" [Queens of the Caribbean: definitive list for Paris 2024]. Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Dominican Lisvel Eve Mejia faces 4-year doping suspension". Dominican Today. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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  22. ^ "Gomez, Cruz deny USA Paris 2024 spots at Pan-Am Qualifiers". United World Wrestling. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.